Founded in 1920 as China Banking Corporation, Chinabank was the brainchild of entrepreneurs who valued the importance of keeping one’s word, and how a bank’s support is crucial to a businessman. It played a key role in post-World War II reconstruction and recovery through supporting businesses and entrepreneurs in vital industries. Since then, Chinabank has been on a mission to be a catalyst for wealth creation for its clients who, like the founders Dee C. Chuan, Albino Sycip, and the other visionaries of the era, have integrity, business savvy, discipline, humility, and an appetite for hard work. For over nine decades, the Bank has carried out the same mission of building strong, lasting, and fruitful banking partnerships from one generation to the next. It offers a complete range of deposit, investment, financing, remittance, and insurance products and services which are accessible through their vast network of branches nationwide and secure and reliable electronic banking channels. By 1969, it computerized its operations. This paved the way to launch the TellerCard ATM account and TellerPhone, the first telephone banking service in the Philippines by 1988. It also a majority stake in Planters Development Bank (Plantersbank), the country’s lead bank for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in 2013. It is a multi-award winning bank, having been awarded the Best Wealth Management House in the Philippines by The Asset Magazine in 2011, and is listed among the top 100 ASEAN companies in terms of delivering shareholder value.

Applicants must be employed or self-employed, a Filipino Citizen between 21 to 55 years old at the time of application and a principal credit cardholder. They will also need to have a landline at their place of business, and a landline or mobile at place of residence. Applicants must also earn at least Php 30,000 per month or Php 360,000 per annum.